Curbside Recycling, Yard Waste, and Tree Branches

Overview

Beginning September 1, 2015, the City of Paola will begin its new household trash and curbside recycling program in cooperation with Waste Management.

Regular household trash will be picked up on Mondays. Household trash is limited to three bags, three cans, or your 96 gallon toter. Bags and cans should be no larger than approximately 30 gallon. Any additional waste that needs to be disposed of will need to be placed in a 30 gallon bag with a pre-paid sticker attached. You can purchase those stickers at Paola City Hall. They will be available in books of 10 for the price of $15.

Recycling will be offered to all residents on Thursdays. Every household will receive a 23 gallon recycling bin or a 65 gallon cart, but no limitations will be put on the amount that will be picked up. Additional bins will be available or your own well-marked containers may be used as well. Recycling placed in bags cannot be picked up with the exception of paper placed in a paper bag.

Items Not Accepted

Broken glass and the shredded paper, Styrofoam, and plastic bags are difficult to manage at the sorting center. Please place these items in your regular household trash.

Yard Waste

Yard Waste cannot be placed in your household trash or with your recycling.

The City of Paola offers a free yard waste collection site for residents. Yard waste can be taken to the City of Paola Public Works Facility located at 29370 Old KC Road. The collection site is open daily, including weekends, and is located on the left side as you enter through the south gate. Tree limbs are not accepted at the yard waste collection site.

Tree Limbs and Branches

The City of Paola will begin the monthly curbside collection of tree branches and limbs on November 25, 2013. Branches and limbs will be picked up on the 4th Monday of each month. To have your branches and limbs picked up, they must meet the following criteria:

Branches and limbs must be tied into bundles. Loose piles will not be picked up.

Use twine or string only to tie bundles. Wire or plastic will not be accepted.

Limbs and branches must be cut into 4 foot lengths or less.

Bundles must be less than 18 inches in diameter.

Bundles must weigh 50 pounds or less.

Have your bundles at the curb in front of your house before 8:00 am on collection day, not in the alley.

**NEW** Bulky Item Pickup

On the first trash collection day of each month, Waste Management will pick up one bulky household item, without additional charge. Bulky household items include a chair, couch, mattress, television, box springs, microwave, computer, etc. However, appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, or tires and construction materials cannot be picked up. Place your bulky item next to your regular household trash on the first collection day of the month and they will pick it up!

Additional bulky item pick up or bulky items picked up on other dates other than the first collection date of the month is available from L&K Services for an additional charge. Large amounts of extra household trash can also be picked up for an additional charge.